Support for key platforms such as Microsoft Windows® XP and Linux on
IBM
zSeries

Features that harmonize the z/OS and distributed platform products

New features that enhance system scalability and reliability,
particularly for clustering

Simplified development of API exits to allow monitoring of local
standards to be implemented

Business integration across many applications is a common element of
successful e-business implementation. Other WebSphere MQ family members,
such as WebSphere MQ Integrator and MQSeries® Workflow, give you the
tools to add value outside the basic message queuing paradigm.

The WebSphere MQ family includes assured message delivery on multiple
platforms  a variety of ways to solve your e-business needs.

Together with WebSphere MQ for z/OS and WebSphere MQ Everyplace, the
WebSphere MQ family covers all requirements for messaging, including JMS.

Description

WebSphere MQ Family

Speed to market and quality of service are critical for success so
companies need to be agile to survive. The WebSphere MQ family provides
a versatile platform for e-business.

Business Integration:
The WebSphere platform for e-business includes business integration
products and solutions that can help integrate just two applications, a
single department, or the entire enterprise; reaching across business
channels, trading partners, and Web customers. The WebSphere platform
for e-business includes information connectivity and integration
products, which can be combined selectively or built up, one upon the
other, to provide more powerful and efficient integration:

WebSphere MQ,
the core of the MQ family, integrates over 35 platforms. Providing the
base messaging functions for servers and clients, and assuring once-only
message delivery, it can be used alone or with other members of the
family.

WebSphere MQ Everyplace
brings the benefits of assured message delivery and rock-solid security
to the failure-prone environment of mobile working.

SSL, widely accepted in the Internet community, has been subjected to
significant testing by the "hacker" community.

To prevent eavesdropping, use symmetric key cryptography; to prevent
tampering use the hash function; and to prevent impersonation use digital
certificates, asymmetric keys, and certificate revocation lists.

WebSphere MQ now provides built-in functions to solve common security
problems. Users can specify which symmetric key cryptography algorithm
and which hash function to use by providing WebSphere MQ with a
CipherSpec. Digital Certificates and public keys are found in a key
ring, which can be specified to WebSphere MQ. Users also can check that
they are talking to the partner they expect to be talking to and can
choose to authenticate both ends of the connection or only the SSL Server
end of the connection. Certificate revocation lists are also available
to cancel security certificates.

API Crossing Exit:
The API crossing exit is a general-purpose framework to allow
applications to add their own exits independently from others. An exit
point is available in the MQI libraries that can call a chain of
functions that operate on the MQI parameters.

This does not stop existing "wrapper" products or components from
working, but new releases of these products or components could be
improved by reformatting them into this framework.

Exit code can monitor and potentially change almost all MQI parameters;
the exit can be invoked both before and after MQI calls (so it can check
return codes). It can also issue its own MQI calls, and multiple
independent exits can be configured.

Performance Improvements:
Performance is optimized for general MQ operation and for JMS.
Scalability and performance improvements offer more design choices for
system designers.

The number of channels that can be used on a system is increased by
Channel Process Pooling, where a small number of processes with a
reasonable number of threads can now handle all channel operations,
inbound and outbound.

Queues greater than 2 Gb are now supported, and at the same time the
minimum queue footprint in memory is reduced from approximately 250 KB to
64 KB, to allow more queues to be opened at a time.

Performance for the WebSphere MQ SupportPac MA0C (publish and
subscribe) is also enhanced.

Further New Features:

Wildcards can now be used with security settings. With WebSphere MQ,
V5.3, you can define groups of objects to which users have access. New
objects will inherit these definitions automatically. The wildcard
matching, based on qualifiers with "." separators is based on RACF®,
and migration from the old Object Access Manager is transparent.

Extensions to the security management commands and to the interface to
the installable service that implements authorization checks, to display
all of the users or groups who have access to particular objects, or to
allow easy cloning of settings to new queue managers.

The DISPLAY QSTATUS command, introduced with V5.2 on OS/390®, is now
available on distributed platforms; the only difference is the precise
information identifies the task. On the distributed platforms you can
get process id, thread id, and program name.

If you have a receiver or SVRCONN channel definition, there might be many
channel instances using that single definition. A new STOP CHANNEL
option allows you to target independent instances and not stop all of
the identically-named channels. The STOP can be targeted at either the
partner machine (CONNAME) or the partner queue manager (QMNAME).

There are also new options for the cluster commands, to help manage
situations where, for example, identically named queue managers have been
placed in a cluster.

Serviceability is improved by means of a standard trace header and other
trace changes.

The code from the Microsoft Cluster Services (MSCS) SupportPac (MC74) is
included. The code will be installed on any Windows server, not just
those with MSCS, but cannot be configured unless MSCS is also there.

A new MQI option to allow hConns to be shared across threads of a process
is introduced. This must be explicitly requested during MQCONNX by an
application. There will still only be one operation allowed on the hConn
at any one time, including MQGET(WAIT).

The Java and JMS SupportPac (MA88) are not needed separately.

Codepage GB18030 for use in the Republic of China is supported

Platform Support:

Microsoft Windows NT® is fully supported as well as Windows 2000.
Windows XP support will be added by a service update.

Statement of Direction

IBM plans to enhance WebSphere MQ base products to include the following
platform support during fourth quarter 2002, via a service upgrade:
Microsoft Windows XP
.

IBM intends that this product will meet all accessibility requirements
during fourth quarter 2002, when a service fix will be available for a
minor accessibility problem on some platforms.

All information being released represents IBM's current intention, is
subject to change or withdrawal, and represents goals and objectives.

Trademarks

iSeries and zSeries are trademarks of International Business Machines
Corporation.

z/OS, Everyplace, and SupportPac are trademarks of International Business
Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both.

WebSphere, MQSeries, AIX, RACF, and OS/390 are registered trademarks of
International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other
countries or both.

Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.

Microsoft is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.

Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service
marks of others.

Planning Information

WebSphere® MQ, V5.3 will not be available on the AIX® SPO initially.
MQSeries® V5.2 will continue to be available on the SPO.

Support for Previous Release:
The previous release (V5.2) will be serviced for at least one year
following the availability of this release in line with WebSphere MQ
policy.

Java SupportPac (MA88):
This SupportPac, no longer needed, will not be updated after
WebSphere MQ, V5.3 is shipped.

Deprecated function:
The Web Administration and Internet Gateway in the previous release
are removed from this release. Also available are C++ libraries for
earlier Linux compilers.

DLLs for VisualAge® C++ for Windows® are included in this release,
but will be removed in the next release of MQ. The library interface
definition files have been removed in this release, so no new
applications can be compiled using the no-longer-supported VisualAge C++.

Education Support

The appropriate curriculum will be updated, as necessary, to include the
enhancements described in this announcement.

Details of the education support will be provided by
April 9, 2002, through a separate education announcement.

Offering Information

Publications

PDF files can be downloaded from the Web after availability. Printed
installation instructions are provided in multiple languages in the
product box. Books are only available from the product CD-ROM or the
Internet, no hardcopy books are supplied with the product.

Technical Information

Hardware Requirements

WebSphere MQ for AIX, V5.3

Hardware Requirements:
Any Year-2000-compliant RS/6000® or IBM pSeries
hardware explicitly compatible and fully capable of running the specified
operating system, all the corresponding supporting software shown below,
and any associated applications unmodified. Responsibility to provide
statement of full compatibility between machines lies with the original
equipment provider (if not IBM).

Any hardware capable of running other trademarked AIX systems from IBM or
other vendors that have passed a set of certification tests for
compliance with the AIX application binary and program interfaces. For
further details on the AIX Multiple Vendor Program (MVP), visit:

WebSphere MQ for iSeries, V5.3

Hardware Requirements:
Any Year-2000-compliant iSeries hardware explicitly compatible and
fully capable of running the specified operating system, all the
corresponding supporting software shown below, and any associated
applications unmodified. Responsibility to provide statement of full
compatibility between machines lies with the original equipment provider
(if not IBM).

Protocols:
Network protocols supported are SNA LU6.2 and TCP/IP.

Software Requirements

OS/400® V5R1

There is no client available for iSeries (except the Java client).

Connectivity

OS/400 SNA

OS/400 TCP/IP

Options

External transaction processing managers (server only)

CICS/400®

WebSphere Application Server V4

Databases (Server only) as a resource manager under MQ coordination:

DB2® UDB

DCE is not supported.

Supported Programming Languages and Compilers for Application Development

Note:
Only the Java and JMS MQ clients, and not the C client, are available
for iSeries.

WebSphere MQ for HP-UX, V5.3

Hardware Requirements:
Any Year-2000-compliant Hewlett Packard PA-RISC (1.1, or later)
hardware explicitly compatible and fully capable of running the specified
operating system, all the corresponding supporting software shown below,
and any associated applications unmodified. Responsibility to provide
statement of full compatibility between machines lies with the original
equipment provider.

DCE-Supported:
The HP DCE/9000 version appropriate for the level of HP-UX operating
system in use, provided this is compatible with DCE V1.4.1 as supplied
for HP-UX V10.10. To enable users to run the MQ-supplied DCE send,
receive or message exits, this must be the US domestic version supporting
DES encryption.

Note:
It is critical to apply HP service, patches are listed in the
Release Note delivered with the HP DCE software; however, for the
latest information, contact the local HP support center.

DCE names and security modules for WebSphere MQ are provided as part of
the WebSphere MQ for HP-UX product.

Supported Programming Languages and Compilers for Application Development

WebSphere MQ for Sun Solaris, V5.3

Hardware Requirements:
Any Year-2000-compliant Sun Microsystems UltraSPARC hardware
explicitly compatible and fully capable of running the specified
operating system, all the corresponding supporting software shown below,
and any associated applications unmodified. Responsibility to provide
statement of full compatibility between machines lies with the original
equipment provider.

Limitations:
The following features in MQSeries V5.2 are no longer supported in
WebSphere MQ, V5.3:

Lotus® Script Extensions (these were only supported on MQSeries for
Windows V5.2 and V5.2.1)  Java is now the recommended way to achieve
this function

Web Admin  The MQ Explorer is the recommended way to achieve this
function.

Internet Gateway.

Use of VisualAge for C++ for Windows V3.5.

Use of IBM C and C++ Compiler, V3.6.

Performance Considerations:
Performance of the system is dependent on the speed and latency of
transmission links, the speed of processors and storage media used in
devices and servers, and the total demand on server resources.

Planning Information

To order a new license of an WebSphere MQ server product, use the new
Capacity Unit table.

To upgrade from earlier releases of WebSphere MQ using Passport Advantage
within the same processor group (in the new table), you do not need to
order any additional Capacity Units, even if the number of Capacity Units
required for your processor group increased using the new table. To
upgrade from an earlier release of MQSeries using Passport Advantage with
a different processor group (in the new table), use the Capacity Units
you have (which may be based on the old table), and then acquire
additional Capacity Units (if necessary) to satisfy the requirements of
the new table. Any "spare" Capacity Units may be used toward other
WebSphere MQ entitlement, but are not refundable.

Customers with current upgrade protection in Passport Advantage who use
WebSphere MQ on the same machine can continue to get upgrades without
purchasing more Capacity Units.

Customers who upgrade should retain their original product as proof of
entitlement (PoE) to use with the old table.

Customer Responsibilities:
The customer must provide the minimum hardware and software
environments in which the licensed programs run.

The customer must identify the machines on which they will install
WebSphere MQ. The customer or program provider will identify the tier in
which they fit, and then calculate the level of Capacity Unit Charge for
the required Use Authorization. Before operating the system, the
customer must confirm that they have sufficient Use Authorization to use
the system.

Problem determination (PD) is an assessment of whether a problem is
caused by hardware or software. PD is complete only when the cause of
the problem is identified. This assessment includes examination of
available symptoms using the PD procedures documented in the product.

Problem source identification (PSI) begins when software is determined to
be the source of the problem. PSI includes tracing the source of the
program to a host system control program (SCP), an application program,
or another source. Assisting the customer with PSI is an IBM service and
support responsibility.

Installability:
WebSphere MQ, V5.3 is a complete replacement for the previous
release. This version requires reinstallation, and cannot be updated
from the previous V5.2 product by applying a service fix. Existing
configuration information is preserved.

Packaging

WebSphere MQ, V5.3:
The packaging of WebSphere MQ, V5.3 is media packs or software
download only. The product is sold only through Passport Advantage; no
shrinkwrap packages are available.

The version for AIX is also available on the AIX stack. This program
when downloaded from a Web site, contains the applicable IBM license
agreement, and License Information (LI), if appropriate and will be
presented for acceptance at the time of installation of the program. The
license and LI will be stored in a directory such as LICENSE.TXT for
future reference.

Security, Auditability, and Control

The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation
of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls
in application systems and communication facilities.

Ordering Information

WebSphere MQ products use a flexible pricing structure. The pricing
structure simplifies the development and management of complex
applications, particularly for large organizations.

There is only one charge unit for these products, the Capacity Unit.

The price model is structured over tiers that are defined by machine type
(for iSeries) or numbers of processors. The greater the number of
processors per machine, the higher the tier position and the more Use
Authorizations needed to use the program. This applies to each machine
and machine upgrade. Capacity Unit Use Authorization is required for
each machine according to the table. Capacity units are not supplied
with media packs, and must be acquired separately under Passport
Advantage.

Upgrades and transferability:
Passport Advantage customers with Upgrade protection are entitled to
upgrades to the WebSphere MQ, V5.3 media pack as follows:

Terms and Conditions

Licensing:
IBM International Program License Agreement. Proofs of Entitlement
are required for all authorized use. Part number products only, offered
outside of Passport Advantage, where applicable, are license only and do
not include Software Maintenance.

Limited Warranty Applies:
Yes

Program Services:
WebSphere MQ Version 5.3  Available until
December 31, 2004:
Service is extended on the MQSeries V5.2 products to
December 31, 2003, to allow at least 12 months overlap of
service between the two products.

Money-Back Guarantee:
30-day, money-back guarantee, applicable to the first instance per
customer enterprise. The money-back guarantee will commence on the
invoice date.

For this program, the program license Charge Unit is based on the number
of processors by server. Capacity Units are available in units of one,
and are required for
every
machine on which the server component contained in the program's media
package is installed (with the exception of the client components or
sample programs). No separate server authorization is required.

The number of Capacity Units required for use of the program on any
machine is based on the number of symmetrical multiprocessors (SMP) in
the machine, or for iSeries on the processor group, per the following
tables:

Transferability:
Users who upgrade within the same processor group from an earlier
release or version of the Program (which was previously known as
"MQSeries") using Passport Advantage do not need to order any additional
capacity units.

To upgrade otherwise than within the same processor group from an earlier
release or version of the Program using Passport Advantage, users may use
their existing Capacity Units, and then acquire additional Capacity Units
(if necessary) to satisfy the requirements of the appropriate table. Any
"spare" Capacity Units may be used towards other Program entitlement, but
are not refundable.

Entitled Upgrade for Current AIX/UNIX Upgrade Protection Licensees:
No

iSeries Software Subscription Applies:
No

Variable Charges Apply:
No

Educational Allowance Available:
Not applicable.

Prices

The prices provided in this announcement are suggested retail prices for
the U.S. only and are provided for your information only. Dealer prices
may vary, and prices may also vary by country. Prices are subject to
change without notice. For additional information and current prices,
contact your local IBM representative.

Contact your sales channel for Support Line pricing information.

Passport Advantage:
For Passport Advantage and charges, contact your authorized IBM
Business Partner. Additional information is also available on the
Passport Advantage Web site:

Customer Financing:
IBM Global Financing offers attractive financing to credit-qualified
commercial and government customers and Business Partners in more than 40
countries. IBM Global Financing is provided by the IBM Credit
Corporation in the United States. Offerings, rates, terms, and
availability may vary by country. Contact your local IBM Global
Financing organization. Country organizations are listed on the Web at:

Order Now

You can also contact your local IBM Business Partner or IBM
representative. To identify them, call 800-IBM-4YOU.

Note:
Shipments will begin after the planned availability date.

Trademarks

iSeries, pSeries, and zSeries are trademarks of International Business
Machines Corporation.

SupportPac, TXSeries, SP, and the e-business logo are trademarks of
International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other
countries or both.

AIX, WebSphere, MQSeries, VisualAge, RS/6000, DB2 Universal Database,
OS/400, CICS/400, Integrated Language Environment, S/390, Netfinity, SP1,
OS/390, and AS/400 are registered trademarks of International Business
Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both.

Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.

Microsoft is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.

Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.

UNIX is a registered trademark is a registered trademark of the Open
Company in the United States and other countries.

Lotus is a registered trademark of Lotus Development Corporation and/or
IBM Corporation.

Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service
marks of others.